Download or read book Legal Answer Book for Nonprofit Organizations Set Set Contains First and Second Legal Answer Books for Nonprofit Organizations written by Tom Hopkins and published by Wiley. This book was released on 2001-11-07 with total page 742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Second Legal Answer Book for Fund Raisers written by Bruce R. Hopkins and published by Wiley. This book was released on 2000-10-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Second to none in critical legal information for enhancing theresults of charitable fund-raisers in the new millennium As the competition for gifts grows increasingly intense in the newmillennium, managers and fund-raisers for charitable organizationsmust learn how to work with tax and business law to optimize theirreturn. Written by the leading legal authority on the lawregulating charitable fund-raising, this companion to theindispensable First Legal Answer Book for Fund-Raisers providesmore accessible approaches to understanding federal and state lawsand offers additional solutions to enhance an organization's wealthand effectiveness. Bruce Hopkins clearly explains to fund-raisersthe pertinent aspects of the law, enabling them to dramaticallyincrease funding without legal missteps. He also thoroughly detailsthe steps needed to solve the fund-raiser's most pressing legalheadaches, including the troublesome intermediate sanctions rules,property valuation issues, the gift substantiation rules,disclosure requirements, estate planning, the securities andantitrust laws, IRS audits, and much more. This book provides critical answers to fund-raisers' questions suchas: * How do the intermediate sanctions rules apply tofund-raisers? * What are the rules as to property valuation? * How do the gift substantiation and quid pro quo contributionsrules work? * What disclosure rules apply? * What rules apply to auctions and other special events? * What should the fund-raiser know about estate planning? * How do the postal, securities, and antitrust laws apply? * How does the IRS audit fund-raising? * What are the major changes in the law since publication of TheFirst Legal Answer Book for Fund-Raisers? With its comprehensive coverage of the legal issues that charitableorganizations engaging in fund-raising face, The Second LegalAnswer Book for Fund-Raisers, combined with The First Legal AnswerBook for Fund-Raisers, is a powerful resource-and first-choicereading that every fund-raiser must have. www.wiley.com/nonprofit
Download or read book The Legal Answer Book for Private Foundations written by Bruce R. Hopkins and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2001-10-10 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A must-have guide that enables managers and trustees of private foundations, as well as their lawyers and accountants, to successfully navigate today’s increasingly complex tax laws and reporting requirements Private foundations are the most regulated of nonprofit organizations. Burdened with laws written over thirty years ago, which have become more complex and intricate, private foundations are forced to operate in a harsh legal environment. An operational or reporting mistake, no matter how innocent or inadvertent, can lead to immense tax and other penalties. To reap the charitable, tax, and other economic advantages of private foundations while avoiding the perils lurking in the myriad of tax-law traps, you must be fully informed about the basic legal requirements and the many subtleties and current developments affecting private foundations. Written by two of today’s leading authorities on the laws regulating private foundations, The Legal Answer Book for Private Foundations provides this critical information in an efficient and comprehensible fashion. In clear, easy-to-understand language, the authors provide expert guidance on everything from how to set up a private foundation to how assets are invested, how funds are distributed to grantees, and how to avoid self-dealing. You’ll find answers to such critical questions as: What are the legal definitions of private foundation and public charity, and what constitutes a disqualified person? Just what are the private foundation rules and what are the penalties for violating them? What assets are involved in the calculations of the mandatory payout requirement? How are self-dealing rules avoided? What is an excess business holding? Do foundations have to file annual returns with the IRS? What are the alternatives to private foundations? With the increasing opportunities for the establishment of private foundations, The Legal Answer Book for Private Foundations is an invaluable resource that is mandatory reading for anyone contemplating creation of a foundation or managing or advising an existing foundation.
Download or read book Nonprofit Law for Religious Organizations written by Bruce R. Hopkins and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-06-20 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nonprofit Law for Religious Organizations: Essential Questions & Answers is a hands-on guide to the most pertinent and critical legal issues facing those who lead and manage religious tax-exempt organizations with an emphasis on tax, employment, property and constitutional law. This timely book is a response to the need for guidance, direction, and clarification of legal and tax laws affecting churches and other religious organizations.
Download or read book Starting and Managing a Nonprofit Organization written by Bruce R. Hopkins and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2004-12-22 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you are a nonprofit novice or the director of an established organization, this must-have guide to nonprofit law contains all the information you need to succeed, thrive, and protect your nonprofit's tax-exempt status. This practical reference offers you information on virtually every legal aspect of starting and operating a nonprofit organization—from receiving and maintaining tax-exempt status to tips for successful management practices. Completely revised and expanded, the third edition features updated information on changes in law, rules, and regulations governing the nonprofit sector, and provides you with clear information on corporate, tax, and fundraising laws. Order your copy today!
Download or read book The Nonprofit Board Answer Book written by BoardSource and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-12-21 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Think for a moment of the best conversations you’ve had with friends and colleagues. You were honest with one another—not shy about speaking up but relaxed, even if the topic being discussed was serious in nature. That’s the type of conversation The Nonprofit Board Answer Book aims to have with you in the pages that follow. It follows a question-and-answer format, enabling you to quickly find an answer to a burning question you have right now. At the same time, it’s easy to pick up and read straight through, either cover to cover or one section at a time. At the end of each question-and-answer pairing you’ll find suggested action steps. These offer ways to put the information to a practical use on your own board and within your own nonprofit organization. Implementing some of these steps may lead to more questions as you become even more committed to fulfilling your responsibilities as a board member. Remember: behind every good answer lies a good question. So keep asking those questions.”--from the Introduction
Download or read book The First Legal Answer Book for Fund Raisers written by Bruce R. Hopkins and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2000-03-23 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He also thoroughly details the steps needed to solve the fund-raiser's most pressing legal headaches, including maintenance of tax exemption and public charity status, planned giving, charitable giving rules, unrelated business activities, fund-raiser's compensation, state regulations, and much more."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book The Second Legal Answer Book for Nonprofit Organizations written by Bruce R. Hopkins and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1999 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nonprofit executives will appreciate the question-and-answer format and real-world, workable solutions, to some of the key challenges facing nonprofit organizations, including intermediate sanctions, the competition and commerciality doctrines, partnerships and joint ventures, private foundation rules, disclosure and distribution rules, annual report requirements, and much more."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book The Bruce R Hopkins Nonprofit Law Library written by Bruce R. Hopkins and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-06-11 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Need a quick answer to a nonprofit legal conundrum? It’s literally at your fingertips with The Bruce R. Hopkins Nonprofit Law Library. Supplying you with find-it-on-the-run answers to your nonprofit law questions, this Library prepares you to meet and manage your nonprofit’s legal obligations with its step-by-step guidance. Packed with authoritative answers to the most essential questions on how to start a nonprofit organization; nonprofit law basics; maintenance of tax exemption; public charity rules; unrelated business rules; boards of directors and compensation; conflicts of interest; self-dealing; liability, and much more, this e-Library offers hands-on information mined from the following bestselling books and updated and expanded by the leading authority on nonprofit law, Bruce R. Hopkins: • Nonprofit Law for Religious Organizations: Essential Questions & Answers / Bruce R. Hopkins and David Middlebrook • 650 Essential Nonprofit Law Questions Answered / Bruce R. Hopkins • The Legal Answer Book for Private Foundations / Bruce R. Hopkins and Jody Blazek • Starting and Managing a Nonprofit Organization, Sixth Edition / Bruce R. Hopkins • Nonprofit Law for Colleges and Universities / Bruce R. Hopkins, Virginia C. Gross, and Thomas J. Schenkelberg From acquiring and maintaining tax-exempt status to fundraising regulation, The Bruce R. Hopkins Nonprofit Law Library gives you the legal guidance and practical insights you need—now.
Download or read book Nonprofit Law Made Easy written by Bruce R. Hopkins and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-08-26 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ins and outs of law in the nonprofit sector--made easy! Written by renowned author Bruce R. Hopkins, Nonprofit Law Made Easy is a must-read guide for executives, board members, officers, accountants, fundraisers, and others who handle legal issues that affect the way nonprofit organizations are formed and operated. Nonprofit Law Made Easy presents in-depth discussions on such hot topics as acquiring and maintaining tax-exempt status, reporting requirements, charitable giving, disclosure requirements, unrelated business activities, fundraising, corporate governance principles, and board member liability. It also includes crucial information on avoiding nonprofit law traps and navigating governance and liability issues. Packed with practical tips and hard-to-find, authoritative advice, Nonprofit Law Made Easy demystifies complex legal issues with plain-language explanations of laws and regulations for non-legal professionals.
Download or read book The Legal Answer Book for Nonprofit Organizations written by Bruce R. Hopkins and published by . This book was released on 1996-03 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concise, authoritative answers to questions concerning the business, tax, legal, and fund-raising practices of nonprofit organizations The Legal Answer Book for Nonprofit Organizations Designed to help nonprofit managers and their professional consultants, this comprehensive reference presents—in plain English—practical answers to the most frequently asked questions about nonprofit organizations. Nonprofit managers will find a wealth of workable, real-world solutions to their most pressing problems and concerns, including private inurement, lobbying limitations, subsidiary organizations, strategic alliances with for-profit and nonprofit organizations, board governance and responsibilities, liability insurance, planned giving vehicles, and much more. Written and edited by a leading legal authority on tax-exempt organizations, it also offers creative strategies for enhancing and expanding a nonprofit organization's activities. Periodic updates will keep readers informed of the latest trends and developments in the nonprofit sector. Nonprofit executives, board members, lawyers, accountants, and fund-raising professionals will find The Legal Answer Book for Nonprofit Organizations to be an indispensable resource.
Download or read book The Law of Tax Exempt Organizations written by Bruce R. Hopkins and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-04-05 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nonprofit organizations are subject to a complex set of regulations and laws. Written in plain English, this book keeps tax-exempt organizations up-to-date on all current regulations pertaining to tax-exempt organizations. It ensures professionals are well-prepared to make decisions about their organizations actions and future. It is a definitive one-volume source of information on federal laws by the leading legal authority in the nonprofit sector. This guide is supplemented annually to keep the lawyers and managers of nonprofit organizations on top of the latest nonprofit legal and tax developments.
Download or read book Nonprofit Law and Governance For Dummies written by Jill Gilbert Welytok and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the number and size of nonprofit organizations continues to grow, NFPs are coming under ever-increasing government scrutiny. Soon Congress will require that nonprofits comply with rigorous accounting and governance standards very similar to those set forth for for-profits in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. If you work for a nonprofit and are concerned about meeting impending changes to tax and finance standards governing NFPs this book is for you. In simple, straight-forward language, this guide demystifies the often perplexing world of nonprofit governance in the age of Sarbanes-Oxley. Author, Jill Gilbert Welytok, an attorney who heads the Sarbanes-Oxley division of a major Midwest law firm, walks you step-by-step through the process of evaluating your governance structures. She arms you with tips and strategies for adopting uniform standards under current governance and tax laws, while preparing you for any upcoming changes. She shows you how to protect your tax status and reassure donors and volunteers while staying true to your organization’s mission. And she fills you in on what you need to know to: Comply with state laws and regulations Get and keep tax–exempt status Avoid lawsuits and other legal landmines Handle the media Anticipate future trends Make sense of the Sarbanes–Oxley act Including sample nonprofit bylaws and a complete audit committee report, Nonprofit Law & Governance for Dummies, Second Edition is an indispensable survival tool for 21st century nonprofits.
Download or read book Complete Guide to Nonprofit Organizations written by Penina Kessler Lieber and published by Civic Research Institute, Inc.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Tax Law of Charitable Giving written by Bruce R. Hopkins and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2005-02-22 with total page 746 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tax Law of Charitable Giving, Third Edition is completely revised, revamped, and updated. Written in plain English, it can help lawyers, managers, and development directors in tax-exempt organizations make sure they are up to date on all current regulations pertaining to charitable gifts, and that they are well prepared to make decisions about their organization’s fund-development program. Written by the country’s leading legal authority on tax-exempt organizations and charitable giving, this Third Edition features coverage of: New rules concerning charitable contributions of used vehicles and intellectual property New rules addressing the concepts of income and principal New characterization and ordering rules applicable to charitable remainder trusts Applying the public policy doctrine to the availability of the charitable deduction The impact of the tax cut legislation on the charitable giving rules The Tax Law of Charitable Giving, Third Edition is a go-to resource for nonprofit lawyers, nonprofit accountants, fundraising professionals, nonprofit executives, directors and managers, nonprofit consultants, financial planners, insurance companies, and corporate and (big) individual donors.
Download or read book 650 Essential Nonprofit Law Questions Answered written by Bruce R. Hopkins and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2005-03-28 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Authoritative answers to the most important questions on business, tax, legal, and fundraising practices for nonprofit organizations Written in the inviting style of Bruce Hopkins, the nation's leading legal authority on nonprofit organizations, 650 Essential Nonprofit Law Questions Answered is a must-have guide, developed specifically to help nonprofit managers and advisers harness the latest trends and developments in nonprofit law. Presented in a convenient question-and-answer format, 650 Essential Nonprofit Law Questions Answered offers real-world solutions to the most common challenges facing nonprofit organizations, including: Intermediate sanctions Competition and commerciality doctrines Partnerships and joint ventures Private foundation rules Disclosure and distribution rules Annual report requirements Planned giving 650 Essential Nonprofit Law Questions Answered is the nonprofit professional's best resource for understanding statutes, regulations, and other laws governing tax-exempt organizations.
Download or read book The Law of Fundraising written by Bruce R. Hopkins and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-10-16 with total page 517 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raising funds to fulfill a nonprofit organization's goals is critical to its success, but fundraising regulations are an increasingly complex maze. The Law of Fundraising, Fifth Edition is the definitive guide to demystifying federal and state fundraising regulations. With new discussion on Internet fundraising, political fundraising laws, and international fundraising, this book details federal and state laws, with an emphasis on administrative, tax, and constitutional laws. This guide is supplemented annually to keep nonprofit professionals on top of the latest fundraising legal developments.
